Chapter 4 New Policies (Part 2)

Caesar stood up uneasily. This plan is indeed very good and can definitely satisfy the "near thirst". As long as four or five inferior provinces are allocated to "war provinces" according to what Lepidus said, the wealth there will be transferred. If everything is taken into one's own hands, there is no need to worry about military expenses within three years, and a considerable part of the national debt can be repaid.

"After the wartime provinces are established, military service in these areas can be temporarily exempted and the service can be converted into taxes instead. In addition, there is no need to draw lots to appoint governors, whether they are appointed by the Senate Governor or your Excellency. This will also reduce the need for exploitation. program, allowing more money to flow directly in!" LeBida continued to strike while the iron was hot.

"What about the number of soldiers? They will definitely be reduced! I am also preparing to recruit new soldiers from all over Italy and Gaul. Because the veterans have deserted me, I have no intention of using them anymore." Caesar realized that if war provinces were drawn up, , then the sources of troops will inevitably decrease, and the military service burden of the remaining provinces will also increase.

However, the deputy cavalry chief told him that the source of troops was not a problem. When you went to Gaul, the Senate gave you the right to form four regular legions. Then you recruited troops within the traditional citizen city circle, but with the advent of outer Gaul The region gained citizenship and the Skylark Corps came into being. What we have to do now is not only to expand the scope of recruitment, but also to expand the depth of recruitment. "That is, assimilate all the Latin cities and let them enjoy the same voting rights as Rome." Lepidus said, "In this case, there will be countless young recruits throughout Italy for your use, my Lord."

turn out to be. After the bloody "Confederate War" (Marsi War) more than thirty years ago, the Roman Senate made concessions and recognized that all Latin League cities had citizenship and voting rights. But they still played a big trick secretly, that is, the Romans had thirty-five Tebris commune votes, while the other allied cities in Italy only had ten Tebris commune votes together - generally encountered When voting on major events, the results were already finalized before the alliance cities could vote, because Rome had the majority of the votes.

to the time of Sulla. In order to alleviate the resentment caused by the League cities, the Latin cities in Italy were also included. They were evenly distributed into thirty-five Tebris vote bins, but the problem was still not completely solved, because after all, voting had to be done in the "sheepfold" in Rome due to road problems. The allied cities were still at a disadvantage in front of the Roman natives.

"Expand the Latin cities, including Sicily and Tebris, to twenty-five." This was Lepidus' suggestion. Twenty-five, plus Rome's original thirty-five, there are sixty in total. No one has an absolute advantage. On the contrary, when encountering a key proposal, the attitude of the Latin city can influence the entire situation. Once this is obtained, of equal rights. The whole of Italy will be more enthusiastic to provide Caesar with a large number of soldiers, and an empire beyond the borders of Rome can truly form and rise. It no longer belongs to a certain city-state, but is universal.

As long as it can win the support of all Italy, the Senate has nothing to fear.

But when Caesar subsequently promulgated the first measure in the Juilliard Hall, the entire Senate was still shocked, and many people felt like mourning. Caesar announced that Sicily, Sardinia, and Alpine Gaul would be included in the wartime province system for the time being. , Transalpine Gaul and Illyria. Through subsequent auctions, the knights can directly obtain the province's tax rights for ten years. But a large deposit is required. This money does not enter the Temple of Saturn, but belongs to the Holy Treasury. The key is in the hands of Caesar himself, and only he has the power to activate it. In addition, Caesar also announced that he would flee Rome and throw himself into Pompeii. Everyone in the party camp, whose property was taken over by the dictator, was also confiscated as wartime assets and auctioned off together.

But this was just Caesar's first sword. When he continued to read down expressionlessly, many senators collapsed on the floor, "Expand the commune of Tebris in the Latin city of Italy to twenty-five, And prepare to set up new colonial cities extensively in Yunonia, TransGaul and other places, and establish new Tebris. Rome should not just be this small piece of land drawn out by Romulus with a plow, it should transfer its rights and interests and the territory of civilization extended to the whole world. In addition, the membership of the Senate was increased to nine hundred people."

Many senators stretched out their arms and asked how to solve the problem of voting distance if the commune of Tebris was granted arbitrarily. Caesar gave a clear answer: build various Latin cities and colonial cities in the Ostia area within the city of Rome. The representatives stayed in the apartment. Every year from April to October when the sea was suitable for navigation, the representatives collected proposals in the local area. Then during the six months when the sea was not suitable for navigation, they stayed in the city of Rome and submitted them to the unanimous vote of the Assembly of Tebris, which has since been cancelled. The temporary convening power of the People's Assembly must have 70% of the actual attendees before it can raise the red flag on the Capitol Hill.

Caesar's centurions were standing at the door of the synagogue. The swords in their hands replaced the function of the girders. As long as these people slapped their scabbards, the senators in the entire synagogue did not dare to say a word. Cisse Luo sat there, his whole body trembling with rage, but he still didn't dare to say anything.

After Caesar read out the new policy plan, he ordered the number of senators to be expanded first, and asked the censor Pinzer to compile a list of the new three hundred senators as soon as possible, because this matter was under his control, but don't forget that in the end, Put it into his hands for approval.

In fact, the new three hundred people are easy to find. Most of them are promoted from Caesar's subordinate officials and knights who are willing to pay for his policies.

Then, an even more shocking move occurred. Caesar directly used the huge old warehouse in the port area of ​​​​Ostia River, renovated it, added steps, colonnades, gables and related facilities, named it "Wartime Provincial Administrative Council", and Caesar's trusted knights and slaves directly entered to take charge of all the affairs of the five provinces.

Overnight, Curio's title of the Governor of Sicily changed to "Acting Chief Executive of Sicily", but what shocked him even more was yet to come - the city of Rome sent a special envoy to ask him to gather all the troops in the old camp of Cornelius to listen to the new policy of the dictator.

The new policy was a notice about the increase in the number of Latin cities of Tebris. As a result, the 17th and 18th Legions, who heard this, cheered and sang because all the soldiers and officers were Massi people. The atmosphere was fanatical. They fought for so many years and shed so much blood, some for the Romans, and some in the fierce battle with the Romans. Finally, this day has come.

"Long live Julius, long live Imperato!" After the revelry, they rushed to Curio's tent and asked to go out and fight the enemy to the death.